California Housing

Change in Employed Workers per Permit by County

California county subdivisions with county-level change in employed workers per permit issued from 2014-2019.

The fastest growing counties issued the fewest permits per new worker.

Workers per permit ratio for each county. Counties are ordered from slowest worker growth (left side) to fastest worker growth (right side). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Rent increased more in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued permits.

Rent change for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Cost of buying a home increased more in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued permits.

Change in cost of buying home for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Black and Latino homeownership grew slower in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued permits.

Homeowner growth for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.